The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-11

when 1t 10 red, when II giveth his
color In the cup, when 1t moveth itself
Alright. At the last It biteth like ser
pent and stingeth like an adder"
Prov. xiii, 10 32.
1T Is not for kings, o Lemuel, 1t is
not for kings to drink wine, nor
princes strong drink lest they drink,
aud forget the law and pervert the
Judgment Of any Of the afflicted.
Give strong drink unto him that is
ready to perish, aud wine unto those
that be OF heavy hearts," Prov. xxi,
40.
No careful observer can fail
TO notice marked differ
ence between these two classes
OF passages In several respects. In
the first chapter the use OF wine az a
beverage and as an article Of diet Ia
clearly approved and commended. In
tle second chapter II is as clearly dis
approved and condemned. In the
first chapter wine Ia regarded ~ a gift
OF God, as q thing that God blessee, as
something that a priest might use, as q
proof OF Code goodness, and Is classed
with corn and oil as food. In the sec.
ond chapter wine Ia spoken Of as pro
ducing drunkards, woe, sorrow, con.
tentions, babbliDgs, wounds, redDess
OF eyes, poverty aud rags; as having
power to bite like serpent and sting
like an adder; as being N ecker and
deceiver; a. causing priests and
prophets to err and get out OF the right
way; as unfit to be ueed by kings and
princes; q son Ia sdmonished not 10 be
among those who drink Il; as fit
for use only - q medicine, and Its use
o. beverage is discouraged In the
strongest terms.
From oil this II seems that the Bible
both approves and condemns the use
oil wine. And now fome one may be
ready to say thai, this being the case,
the Bible 10 not only at variance with
science, bat contradicts itself. Let no
conclusion be formed too hastily. LIST
the matter be weighed carefully and
judiciously, end let only such conclu-
sions be formed as will stsnd the test
OF critical examination OF the sub
ject.
Be careful to notice that wine Is for
hidden only when 1t Is In q specified
condition, "when II is red, when Il
giveth It's color in the cup, when 1t
moveth itself Alright" This Is q
fine description OF the process
and results OF fern sntstion. Accord
ing to the Bible, wine Is not to be
looked upon with view to using II as
a beverage, when through fermsnta.
ton II reaches the alcoholic condition,
for II is in this condition that IL effects
all the evils that are sscribed TO its
use. II this criticism be Just, II fol-
lows that the wine whose use the Ri.
BILE commends Is simply grape juice
before II reaches the alcoholic state
through fermentation. Thus the Bible
10 retcued from the charge Of contra
dieting itself; for when that book con-
demns the use of wine Ia a. certain
condition any fair critic will conclude
that when II approves the use OF wine
II contemplates its use before ii
reaches that condition. In this view OF
the case, the Bible does not conflict
with science, 70. II Is alcohol whoee
use science declares TO be injurious,
but wine haS no slcohol In IL before
iermentation-the only condition in
which the Bible justifies its use.
This view OF the subject seems TO
be pretty we'll fortlfi Cd already, but 1t
can be made much stronger by still
more critical examination OF tbs
premises. With the English word
wine, the Greek word oinos, as used
respectively In the common version
and the septuseint are indiscriminsts-
ly applied 10 this iruit OF the vine if-
respective OF its condition. The Gaze
10 different 90 regards the Hebrew.
Here We d ID that tue word translated
wine In the first class OF passages
heretofore cited Ia tirosh, while In the
second clsss the word is ysyin. The
root idea Of this latter word, In the
verb form, Is 10 ferment, and hence in
the noun form II was applied to grape
juice In the fermented condition.
Now II 30 happens that II is yayin
20 whose use the Bible attributes
drunkenness; IL Ia yayin that causes
woe, sorrow, contention, babbling,
wounds and redness OF eyes; II is
yayin that bites aud ings; II is yayin
that is q mocker and q deceiver; II
was yayin that caused priests and
prophets, kings and princes 10 err; Il
Is yayin that may be used "A q remedy
by those who are faint, thote who are
reldy 10 perish, and thoss who are Of
heavy hearts.
On the contrary, II was tirosh that
lsaac prayed God 10 give Jacob /;
II was tirosh that God promised to
bless IL was 10 produce tirOsh that
God promised 10 give the early and
latter rain; II was ufosh that was 10
be- given to the priest; 10
Was liroeh that was 10 cheer
God and man; IL Was tirosh
that the Lord was 10 give the people
for honoring Him with their substance,
II was the tirosh that the people might
drink In the courts OF Gods holiness.
Now tiIosh was used by tile Hebrews
mostly TO indicate the fruit Of the vine
a. II came fresh and sweet from the
grape, with no power 10 bite like q ser.
pent nor sling like N adder. Two
passages are sufficient 10 show this:
80 shall thy presses burst out with
tlroah" thew wine). Thus taith the
Lord, a. tirosh (new wine) Ia found In
| hut hhhn No uto thhh hteHH
Juice fresh from the press, and even
while u remained In the cluster was
called tirosh, which 10 translated wine
In our version. But Il had no intoxi.
eating quality, and hence its use is
sanctioned and commended by the
Bible.
while the priests were not 10 drink
yayin when they went into the tabtr.
nAcle, the people might. drink tirosh In
the courts OF Gods holiness. This
shows that there Ia vast difference In
the sight Of the Lord, between these
two articles. And the reason given
why the priests we're not 10 drink Ter.
mented wins (yAyine) whom they went
into the tabernacle, 10 very significant.
II WAS tina. they might put q differ.
ence between holy and unholy, aud
between unclean and clean" thus in.
dicating that such wine is unholy and
unclean In the sight OF the Lord.
! We are now prepared to apprecia'e
what tho Savior did at the wedding IL
. Cana. The uuwaiTanted use that hai
, been made Of that Transaction II